So I missed last night's blogg....big suprise. I raced todays Classic race which went decent...despite tangling with Tristan in the stadium...Glad some spectators had a good laugh I am sure it looked hilarious....anyway we drove back to Osoyoos where I jumped in my car and booked it to Kamloops to spend some time with Shilo!
I will try to update in the next few days with my world cup update and also Rossland!
stay tuned!
C
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
This Post is For Cameron Egan!
So Cam pointed out I have not been keeping my blogg up to date...So expect an update later this evening....
C
C
Saturday, January 10, 2009
It's On!
It is official I got the phone call a day ago! I have a World Cup start, I will be starting the Classic Sprint on Jan 16th. I am currently spending a few days in Kamloops with Shilo to clear my head and get some Awesome skiing in here! I head back to Squamish on sunday morning for on eof the biggest events of the year, Gunnar Jackson Caldwell's 5th Birthday party!!!! Sorry to announce that everyone can't come, It was hard enough just to get my invitation!!! haha!
We will see ya on the start line...World Cup style!
C
We will see ya on the start line...World Cup style!
C
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Trials Race #2
Well I am now in Kamloops after an insane drive from Canmore last night! I decided to leave last night due to the weather report. I am glad I did, checking the road report I saw that the shorter route is closed. But I must admit that the drive last night was one of the worst I have had to endure in quite a while! Anyway back to the title of this post....
Yesterday was the 1.7 km Classic sprint/ Qualifying race for the Classic sprint to be held in Whistler on Jan 17. I will give you the play by play of how the day unfolded for me.
Monday....Had pre-race nerves 1 day early...very wierd for me...went about my race prep as usual and came to the decision I was going to double pole the hilly course on skate skis (which only a small handful of us did!)
Tuesday...Woke up and had an amazing coffee!!! (thanks Brian!) headed up to the race site after a meager breakfast (just wasn't feeling the food).
Checked the course and it was a go...Double Pole for sure! did my usual warm up and suprisingly kept quite relaxed. GO TIME! I came off the start relaxed and skiing very big, hit the first hill, shortened my tempo and pushed the corner hard and pushed far over the top....Final climb, Tighened my core and got on top of my poles....hit the top, pushed hard over and into a tuck, rode the downhill and waited for the finish stretch...it came what felt like was way to quickly (thanks Erik and Amy for Dynamite Skis!!!) and was on my toes to the finish line....9th place
I went back to the wax room and proceded to Vomit 3 times...in the words of Amy..."That's how you know you have gone hard enough!" I headed back down to Brian and Barbs Place for a short rest, most of which was spent trying to eat half a bagel and lying on the hardwood floor (was actually quite comfy!) Headed back to the race site and decided to switch to striders for the Heats. Dialed in some of the sickest classic skis I have ever raced on, and was set!
First heat...Looked like it was to be quite easy, I took off the line like a rocket 3 strides and I was leading the heat, I relaxed into big double poles, hit the first hill and tucked over the top, Got owned on the big climb, now in 4th, I then realized how good my skis were when I caught right back up to they group. I then rounded the last 180 corner to the approach of the finishing stretch. I tucked longer than the other 3 and then threw on the after burners and cut it close but made 3rd place in my quarter final.
Semi final...Stacked...alot of big names and fast guys, judging by the way i felt in the last heat I can admit I was very nervous...I tried to call on my legs and they weren't there. So it was decided that if I had them to go for it. I started out the same as the previous heat, charging hard off the start and relaxing into a big double pole up front, I also skied the second hill so much better and ddint lose hardly any time! I rounded the corner at the top and was in touch with the group, I hit the finish stretch and GAME ON! Well I tried anyway, it was close we all finished quite close but I was still outside of the top 3, B final for me....Despite being mad as hell I was still happy to see that my body had come back after that embarassing first heat.
B-Final...Started out all of them the same and was out front with Cam on my side. Hit the big hill and...KABOOOOOM! Chris was done for the day, I got dusted so hard on that hill and lost so much time. I did manage to pull some time back on the downhills and flats. The finish stretch I did have a little bit of a finishing kick and came back on 11th place, but still no dice....12th place was the finishing result.
I am not sure if this result is good enough to get me into the World Cup in Whistler, but I think it will be close, I will let you all know if I get in, I imagine that CCC will announce it soon, But then again ya never know. So I have to admit, I am quite disappointed with my weekend, But I am still able to pull out some positives and also found a few things to work on.
Until Next time!!!
C
Yesterday was the 1.7 km Classic sprint/ Qualifying race for the Classic sprint to be held in Whistler on Jan 17. I will give you the play by play of how the day unfolded for me.
Monday....Had pre-race nerves 1 day early...very wierd for me...went about my race prep as usual and came to the decision I was going to double pole the hilly course on skate skis (which only a small handful of us did!)
Tuesday...Woke up and had an amazing coffee!!! (thanks Brian!) headed up to the race site after a meager breakfast (just wasn't feeling the food).
Checked the course and it was a go...Double Pole for sure! did my usual warm up and suprisingly kept quite relaxed. GO TIME! I came off the start relaxed and skiing very big, hit the first hill, shortened my tempo and pushed the corner hard and pushed far over the top....Final climb, Tighened my core and got on top of my poles....hit the top, pushed hard over and into a tuck, rode the downhill and waited for the finish stretch...it came what felt like was way to quickly (thanks Erik and Amy for Dynamite Skis!!!) and was on my toes to the finish line....9th place
I went back to the wax room and proceded to Vomit 3 times...in the words of Amy..."That's how you know you have gone hard enough!" I headed back down to Brian and Barbs Place for a short rest, most of which was spent trying to eat half a bagel and lying on the hardwood floor (was actually quite comfy!) Headed back to the race site and decided to switch to striders for the Heats. Dialed in some of the sickest classic skis I have ever raced on, and was set!
First heat...Looked like it was to be quite easy, I took off the line like a rocket 3 strides and I was leading the heat, I relaxed into big double poles, hit the first hill and tucked over the top, Got owned on the big climb, now in 4th, I then realized how good my skis were when I caught right back up to they group. I then rounded the last 180 corner to the approach of the finishing stretch. I tucked longer than the other 3 and then threw on the after burners and cut it close but made 3rd place in my quarter final.
Semi final...Stacked...alot of big names and fast guys, judging by the way i felt in the last heat I can admit I was very nervous...I tried to call on my legs and they weren't there. So it was decided that if I had them to go for it. I started out the same as the previous heat, charging hard off the start and relaxing into a big double pole up front, I also skied the second hill so much better and ddint lose hardly any time! I rounded the corner at the top and was in touch with the group, I hit the finish stretch and GAME ON! Well I tried anyway, it was close we all finished quite close but I was still outside of the top 3, B final for me....Despite being mad as hell I was still happy to see that my body had come back after that embarassing first heat.
B-Final...Started out all of them the same and was out front with Cam on my side. Hit the big hill and...KABOOOOOM! Chris was done for the day, I got dusted so hard on that hill and lost so much time. I did manage to pull some time back on the downhills and flats. The finish stretch I did have a little bit of a finishing kick and came back on 11th place, but still no dice....12th place was the finishing result.
I am not sure if this result is good enough to get me into the World Cup in Whistler, but I think it will be close, I will let you all know if I get in, I imagine that CCC will announce it soon, But then again ya never know. So I have to admit, I am quite disappointed with my weekend, But I am still able to pull out some positives and also found a few things to work on.
Until Next time!!!
C
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Comments
Hey so i turned the comments on so anyone can comment on my blog, you no longer have to be a member, so feel free to leave a comment!!!
Trials Day 1!
Well first of all great job to the Omineca Team in Prince George today!!! I just finished looking at their results!
Well today was a day of ups and downs. This mornings Qualifier went at 12:00, 2 hours later due to cold weather. It went quite well for me I came across the line in 13th place, not exactly the number I was looking for but hey! it was better than having those 2 numbers reversed...Anyway it was tight down to 13th, I was 4.97 seconds out of first. A ton of guys skiing fast! Also great job to Thomsen and Jesse who also qualified for open heats in 24th and 26th respectively. So onto the heats!!!! I had a tough heat for my first one with Alex Harvey and Phil Widmer, two extremely strong Sprinters! I cruised through the first heat mostly in 4th position before making my move on the final 180 degree turn before the VERY long finishing stretch. Tucked the hill and challenged Alex and Phil. Round 2 I was now off to! Well this heat was stacked! I ended up with the last lane choice, which translates to the worst one! I pushed out and stayed wide until the first corner where I tangled with Alex and ended up with a gap from the group. I rounded the first right hander and went to close the gap....only thing...I had no gas in the tank, my legs heavy as bricks! so I pushed over the top about 20 feet off the group, Great skis brought me into contact for the 180, then I brought myself to 4th and lost a lunge for 4th. B-final time! I took this one out and cruised in 3rd, now having ultimate confidence in my skis and my finish. I rounded the last corner in 2nd and went for broke!!! I am not sure as of this moment if I ended up 8th or 9th, My awesome friend Cam Egan and I lunged for it. I will update you on it! I think this race is a really good tune up for me for the classic sprint on tuesday! this result today would have probably good enough to get me into the World Cup in Whistler, but was not the qualifier...thats ok though I am really excited for Tuesday now!!! Well thats all to report for now, I will spend the next 2 days playing with Classic skis and possibly toying with the idea of a potential Double pole sprint.....
Until next time...
C
Well today was a day of ups and downs. This mornings Qualifier went at 12:00, 2 hours later due to cold weather. It went quite well for me I came across the line in 13th place, not exactly the number I was looking for but hey! it was better than having those 2 numbers reversed...Anyway it was tight down to 13th, I was 4.97 seconds out of first. A ton of guys skiing fast! Also great job to Thomsen and Jesse who also qualified for open heats in 24th and 26th respectively. So onto the heats!!!! I had a tough heat for my first one with Alex Harvey and Phil Widmer, two extremely strong Sprinters! I cruised through the first heat mostly in 4th position before making my move on the final 180 degree turn before the VERY long finishing stretch. Tucked the hill and challenged Alex and Phil. Round 2 I was now off to! Well this heat was stacked! I ended up with the last lane choice, which translates to the worst one! I pushed out and stayed wide until the first corner where I tangled with Alex and ended up with a gap from the group. I rounded the first right hander and went to close the gap....only thing...I had no gas in the tank, my legs heavy as bricks! so I pushed over the top about 20 feet off the group, Great skis brought me into contact for the 180, then I brought myself to 4th and lost a lunge for 4th. B-final time! I took this one out and cruised in 3rd, now having ultimate confidence in my skis and my finish. I rounded the last corner in 2nd and went for broke!!! I am not sure as of this moment if I ended up 8th or 9th, My awesome friend Cam Egan and I lunged for it. I will update you on it! I think this race is a really good tune up for me for the classic sprint on tuesday! this result today would have probably good enough to get me into the World Cup in Whistler, but was not the qualifier...thats ok though I am really excited for Tuesday now!!! Well thats all to report for now, I will spend the next 2 days playing with Classic skis and possibly toying with the idea of a potential Double pole sprint.....
Until next time...
C
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